Speaker 1: Nana Daily Jr. First impression of each other as players,
Speaker 1: or did you first meet off the court? I do
Speaker 1: remember before I actually know him like I know him now.
Speaker 1: I knew he was a hard nosed player. I knew
Speaker 1: he was crazy as fuck, and for some type of reason,
Speaker 1: when I got to go to State, I knew me
Speaker 1: and he was gonna be the first ones to smoke together.
Speaker 1: And I was right. I told this story before. When
Speaker 1: you got traded to our team and I looked at
Speaker 1: your lips, I knew you smoked. A welcome back to
Speaker 1: what's burning? Jack? A lot of action at the deadline.
Speaker 1: Let's get right to it, man, LaMarcus aldrich bought out
Speaker 1: from San Antonio. It's headed to Brooklyn. Aldriches is about
Speaker 1: thirteen and a half points a game, four and a
Speaker 1: half rebounds of game. Has really lost the step on
Speaker 1: both ends, um offensively and defensively. How do you think
Speaker 1: he'll fit into the nets of what would be his role? Well, um,
Speaker 1: it's hard to say right now. You know, I think
Speaker 1: with the situation in the San Antonio the way it did,
Speaker 1: you know him, it's only two things that can get
Speaker 1: you out of San Antonio. Not wanting in enough and
Speaker 1: your attitude. I got kicked ou because I wanted it
Speaker 1: too much, you know, I wanted it too much, but
Speaker 1: not wanting it up. And I think just just the
Speaker 1: pressure of what is popped expected for him, expected from him,
Speaker 1: he couldn't handle it. But in Brooklyn, I think hopefully
Speaker 1: he can be that spot up guy, you know, that
Speaker 1: that pick and roll guy that can that can spread
Speaker 1: and shoot the ball. Obviously don't need too much shooting
Speaker 1: right now, so I really don't know how he's gonna
Speaker 1: fit in Matt because they have all the scoring they need.
Speaker 1: And I thought Blake was that missing piece the way
Speaker 1: he's been coming on, you know, since he's been back.
Speaker 1: But it's gonna be interesting to see, you know, somebody
Speaker 1: has to fall out that lineup with signing autists, and
Speaker 1: I hope, I hope it's not dj because DJT is
Speaker 1: playing well. Yeah, I don't. Like I said, I think
Speaker 1: everyone was super excited when you hear the names. Obviously
Speaker 1: Blake Griffin in his past and LaMarcus Aud with his past.
Speaker 1: But the one thing that Nets don't lack of scoring,
Speaker 1: you know, obviously with their big three, like I said,
Speaker 1: that could be the best big three scoring trio we've
Speaker 1: seen in the history of the game. So to kind
Speaker 1: of find out where Blake and Aldrich fit is going
Speaker 1: to be interesting because the one thing this team lacked
Speaker 1: was not scoring, it was defense, and neither of these
Speaker 1: guys are really a huge presence on the defensive end. Um,
Speaker 1: I think to keep this team success, to be honest
Speaker 1: with you, it's gonna be DeAndre. He's gonna have to
Speaker 1: be that blanket and protect a lot of people out
Speaker 1: there on the court. But uh, you know, obviously stacking
Speaker 1: as many people as you can. For some reason, Katie
Speaker 1: has taking the heat for these new guys coming too
Speaker 1: the team, which is crazy to me, but um, interesting
Speaker 1: to see how they kind of make these pieces jail
Speaker 1: moving forward and heading into the playoffs. Next up on
Speaker 1: the buy out market. Uh, someone who I think is
Speaker 1: gonna be very impactful and was a great pick up
Speaker 1: for the Los Angeles Lakers was Andre Drummond, someone who's
Speaker 1: averaging about seventeen a half a game, thirteen and a
Speaker 1: half rebounds, but really feels a void they've been missing.
Speaker 1: I think people underestimated how important Dwight Howard and JaVale
Speaker 1: McGee were for the Lakers. Drummond fills that void and
Speaker 1: he gives you a little bit more offense um than
Speaker 1: those guys did. Thoughts on this pickup. I love it.
Speaker 1: We talked. We spoke about him a couple of weeks ago,
Speaker 1: and we both high on them. We just want him
Speaker 1: to fall into his role and accept this role and
Speaker 1: understand what player he is and how he can get
Speaker 1: the both the most out of his out of his
Speaker 1: skill and his game. I think with a D coming back,
Speaker 1: they're gonna have to slow walk a D and having
Speaker 1: him to be in there to do all the banging,
Speaker 1: doing all the rebounding, block shots where a D can
Speaker 1: be more fin nest for the rest of the season.
Speaker 1: I think that's gonna help him out a lot. And
Speaker 1: that's the role a D wants to play. It's going
Speaker 1: to kind of follow in that role when he when
Speaker 1: he had Boogie on the side of him. Same type
Speaker 1: of guy, but not as talented as Boogie. But it's
Speaker 1: gonna be exciting to see. I think that's something that
Speaker 1: the Lakers needed, you know, with everything they've been going
Speaker 1: through with having Lebron down. I think it's gonna have
Speaker 1: this team where they need to be at the end
Speaker 1: of the season. Yeah. I mean, anyone averaging nearly eight
Speaker 1: teen points and four teen rebounds a game and doesn't
Speaker 1: really get his number called on the offensive end can
Speaker 1: only help a team. Uh, you know you're gonna need
Speaker 1: the big body going against Joker, and depend on who
Speaker 1: comes out the East, it could be possibly inbid and
Speaker 1: I think Drummond definitely feels that whole um. You know
Speaker 1: one thing that that struck me what was crazy was
Speaker 1: you know, you're reading everything leading up to this happening,
Speaker 1: and you remember, I think a few years ago, all
Speaker 1: the talking heads on these sports shows, the same players
Speaker 1: don't want to play with Lebron, and this, this and that,
Speaker 1: and they found this old tweeted drum and wanted to
Speaker 1: meet Lebron and play with Lebron, which pretty much puts
Speaker 1: to rest, you know, bullshit that commentated were talking about
Speaker 1: no one wants to play with Lebron. I mean, somehow
Speaker 1: they got a d Now they got drumming. Guys definitely
Speaker 1: want to play with Lebron. But I guess that was
Speaker 1: a kind of narrative they were running with at the time.
Speaker 1: But you know, definitely excited for this pick up. I
Speaker 1: definitely think Mark Gasol is still gonna pay dividends. I
Speaker 1: just don't think he was what they thought he was
Speaker 1: gonna be for this team. But I think his smarts
Speaker 1: and his understanding of the game is definitely gonna pay
Speaker 1: off in the playoffs. But they needed that big, athletic,
Speaker 1: strong starting center to plug that boid in the middle.
Speaker 1: So great pick up by the Lakers. Next up, Um,
Speaker 1: you know one of our favorites actually man both to
Speaker 1: Both these guys are our favorites. Rondo headed to the
Speaker 1: Clippers for sweet Lou. Um. I think this is a
Speaker 1: void that was addressed. The Clippers knew they needed a
Speaker 1: starting point guard. Um. Rondo is definitely in that. We
Speaker 1: saw what he did with the Lakers last year in
Speaker 1: the bubble and the role he played in his importance.
Speaker 1: How big is this move for the Clippers and are
Speaker 1: they going to regret trading Lou? It's kind of hard
Speaker 1: to say right now. I think they felt like they
Speaker 1: had enough scoring. You know, this is the more scoring
Speaker 1: they ever had with Paul and uh and Kauai. I
Speaker 1: think they kind of got that locked and they really
Speaker 1: don't need that six man to be what Lou has
Speaker 1: been in the past years. Um having Rondo. I think
Speaker 1: it's more important, you know, to have that guy to
Speaker 1: come in and police everybody, to keep everybody attack, somebody
Speaker 1: to run the team, and and being able to to
Speaker 1: this shout the ball to park kauaile win needed, you know,
Speaker 1: without having him coming down taking so many ilevised shots.
Speaker 1: I think Rondo's gonna be able to put a cap
Speaker 1: on all that stuff. But lou being home was good
Speaker 1: because I get to hang out with my little bro again.
Speaker 1: I'm glad. I'm glad he didn't retire because he has
Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of game left. I think
Speaker 1: the game still needs Louke, but I know he can
Speaker 1: help some teams right now get to that championship and
Speaker 1: I hope you get that opportunity again for you hanging up. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, obviously picking up Rondo is huge. His health
Speaker 1: is going to be obviously the most important thing. Can
Speaker 1: he stay healthy and beyond the court, but if he's
Speaker 1: able to, I think the Clips are sitting in a
Speaker 1: good spot. You know, they've kind of been flying on
Speaker 1: the radar. Last year. There was too much hype around them,
Speaker 1: and I was on the hype bandwagon, you know, and
Speaker 1: that's something that Clippers aren't used to you know, pretty
Speaker 1: favorite to win the championship, the Clippers, but this year,
Speaker 1: you know, with the new coach kind of getting their
Speaker 1: rhythm now playing better of late and being able to
Speaker 1: pick up you know, NBA champion in future Hall of
Speaker 1: Famer and Region Rondo to help guide this ship. Uh
Speaker 1: can only help them. And like you said, Glad that
Speaker 1: Luke stuck it out. This is something that's not talked about,
Speaker 1: but just this the mental aspect of being traded. You know,
Speaker 1: we're supposed to be pros. It's the business, but that
Speaker 1: ship is tough, man, especially from when you give your
Speaker 1: heart and soul to its team and then all of
Speaker 1: a sudden one day you're gone. So definitely shout out
Speaker 1: to lou Glad he's sticking it out, getting to go
Speaker 1: back to the crib and play with all his friends
Speaker 1: and family out there, so, you know, seeing what he
Speaker 1: can do for Atlanta, because Atlanta's got hot to the
Speaker 1: right in the middle of the Eastern Conference, so uh,
Speaker 1: you know, good move both ways for both teams. Next up,
Speaker 1: Norman Pale to the Blazers for Rodney Hood and Gary
Speaker 1: Trent Jr. Uh. Norman Pale obviously Brewings shout out Bruins.
Speaker 1: Um has really been under the radar, but could be
Speaker 1: up for most Improved Player of the Year. He's at
Speaker 1: nearly nineteen and a half points a game, shooting from
Speaker 1: the field and almost from the three point line. Uh
Speaker 1: dropped twenty two and his Blazer debut. Uh thoughts on
Speaker 1: this trade and what his role will be with a
Speaker 1: healthy c J and healthy Dame and I think Nurkic
Speaker 1: just coming back as well. Yeah, they're all coming back, man.
Speaker 1: I like normal pal. He's one of my favorite guys
Speaker 1: to watch, you know, because he played with a lot
Speaker 1: of energy, come up the bench, ready to go. Um.
Speaker 1: He kind of he kind of reminds me a bigger
Speaker 1: and more athletic Lou Williams because when he come in
Speaker 1: the game, he's really aggressive and Uh, you can tell
Speaker 1: the way he played with Portland in his first game.
Speaker 1: You know what, with having Dame out, he went out
Speaker 1: there and played. We'll have twenty some points, so no
Speaker 1: one's gonna be He's gonna be great for him. He's
Speaker 1: gonna be that score. Uh to come off the bitch
Speaker 1: with experience, you know, he has. He has a lot
Speaker 1: of experience. I'm playing with Toronto the last couple of years.
Speaker 1: So it's gonna be it's it's a good it's a
Speaker 1: good move for Portland, and it's gonna help him in
Speaker 1: the playoffs. Yeah, I definitely think he's funding his footing.
Speaker 1: Not only is he at almost twenty points a game,
Speaker 1: but he plays defense and like you said, he plays
Speaker 1: hard too. So I mean, I think that's gonna be
Speaker 1: a nice three headed guard monster um coming down the
Speaker 1: stretch with this team getting healthy. This team is always
Speaker 1: injury riddled, but if they can get healthy and put
Speaker 1: a run together, you know, to me that the Lakers
Speaker 1: are the favorite, but the West is still pretty open.
Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of talented teams out there
Speaker 1: in the West. Next up, Aaron Gordon to the Nuggets
Speaker 1: for Gary Hair, Gary Harris Jr. And R. J. Hampton. Um.
Speaker 1: I think this is a great pickup for Denver. Obviously
Speaker 1: are being you know fresh, you know, fresh out. Still
Speaker 1: you have to kind of see what he can do.
Speaker 1: Gary Harris did his thing, but I think Aaron Gordon
Speaker 1: stepping in is going to replace what Jeremy Grant brought.
Speaker 1: Another big, strong wing defender, guy that plays both ways.
Speaker 1: Someone they could possibly guard Lebron in the playoffs. Um
Speaker 1: Gordon's at about fifteen or fourteen and a half points
Speaker 1: and six and a half rebounds. Thoughts on this move
Speaker 1: and his role on this team. Man Denver did it
Speaker 1: with this one Garden. Garden is a star. I think
Speaker 1: to have that three four swing man that can shoot, defend,
Speaker 1: very athletic, great finish at the room, I think that's
Speaker 1: what they needed. You know, Um, with the two pieces
Speaker 1: they have already, this compliments them so well, and this
Speaker 1: is gonna be to give them the push that they need,
Speaker 1: Like you said, have been able to guard Lebron and
Speaker 1: coming down this playoffs stretch to have another start to
Speaker 1: have a three headed monster. You see a lot of
Speaker 1: teams coming with three stars. This is their big three now,
Speaker 1: and Uh, I think they have a talented big three.
Speaker 1: You know, we talked, we talked, We spoke about the
Speaker 1: younger guys. They have to compliment them with that too,
Speaker 1: but the big three that they have now gives them
Speaker 1: a legitimate chance of fighting to come out to West. Yeah.
Speaker 1: I mean I think Joker, uh in most reports is
Speaker 1: is the head candidate for m v P. Right here.
Speaker 1: You give it. You have two high Flyers on your
Speaker 1: Wings now with Michael Porter Jr. And Aaron Gordon. That
Speaker 1: front line of Joker, Millsap, Gordon and Porter Jr. I
Speaker 1: love that front line. So excited to see what this
Speaker 1: turns into. I got a quick story. I remember I
Speaker 1: used to play in the pro ams in the in
Speaker 1: the Bay Area and they gave in the San Francisco
Speaker 1: programs where I had to slap a coach one time
Speaker 1: and got in a fight with some dude. But that's
Speaker 1: another day. Um. I remember playing they get that they
Speaker 1: put Aaron Gordon on my team. This kid was like
Speaker 1: fourteen years old. And when I tell you, bro, I
Speaker 1: was throwing this kid lobbed from like half court when
Speaker 1: he was like just going into ninth grade. So I've
Speaker 1: seen his development um over the years and really happy
Speaker 1: that he's you know, he was able to get out
Speaker 1: of the situation he was in and started. You still
Speaker 1: laughing at me slapping the coach and fighting the player.
Speaker 1: But that was that was just to set my story up.
Speaker 1: But shout out to my little homie, Aaron Gordon Man
Speaker 1: and good luck in Denver. In the week ahead, we
Speaker 1: got a double header on Friday nights, starting off with
Speaker 1: the Mavericks and the Knicks. Um, Dallas is kind of
Speaker 1: struggled to get everybody healthy at the same time and
Speaker 1: be on the floor. But when they do that, they're
Speaker 1: a tough team. But they've yet to really consistently be
Speaker 1: able to do that throughout the season. H Lucas being Luca,
Speaker 1: but this team is, you know, in in a spot
Speaker 1: right now. Um, but only you know, four games out
Speaker 1: of five, so it looks like unless they get hot,
Speaker 1: they'll be in a playing scenario which could be dangerous
Speaker 1: for whoever they have to play, but also could be
Speaker 1: dangerous for them. UM. Thoughts on just kind of Dallas
Speaker 1: overall and still trying to find their rhythm heading into
Speaker 1: the playoffs. I like Luca, man, it's just been so
Speaker 1: up and down, you know, even with the injuries, you know,
Speaker 1: even we having guys on the court, they've still been
Speaker 1: up and down. You know. I still don't think that
Speaker 1: I still don't think this team has an identity. This
Speaker 1: team has a Luca and that and that's really that's
Speaker 1: all they have, you know what I mean. And and nobody,
Speaker 1: nobody has really shown. You know, when we talk about
Speaker 1: the Mavericks, all we talk about is Luca. We don't
Speaker 1: talk about nothing else. No other highlights, no other stars,
Speaker 1: no other guys. That's that's making noise in the legal
Speaker 1: making a name for themselves. We're not talking about any
Speaker 1: of that with Data, So you know, I just think
Speaker 1: it's the Luca Show and Lucas gonna entertain, but we
Speaker 1: won't see anything from datas. Yeah. I mean, if if
Speaker 1: port Zingis can stay healthy, he's supposed to be the
Speaker 1: bad you know, the Robin to to Lucas Batman. But
Speaker 1: it's kind of yet to really find that chemistry and
Speaker 1: rhythm on the flip side. Uh. New York in tips
Speaker 1: first year, hanging their hat on defense, uh and being
Speaker 1: able to make some noise in the Eastern Conference. Obviously,
Speaker 1: losing Mitchell Robinson with the fractured foot is going to
Speaker 1: be a huge loss for this team. But this team
Speaker 1: is playing hard, playing well. Shout out Julius Randall, first
Speaker 1: time All Star and having a career year over there. Yeah. Look,
Speaker 1: I'm happy for them, you know, even with having a
Speaker 1: dickhead owner, I think for the most part, they have
Speaker 1: a young team. Uh. That's I hope, with a whole
Speaker 1: bunch of young players that's hungry with a coach with
Speaker 1: me and you respect a coach that gets the most
Speaker 1: out of his players, a coach that that that comes
Speaker 1: to win, it comes to play hard, and it earns
Speaker 1: his money. That's what I like about theves coach Tills.
Speaker 1: But he got a group of young kids that want
Speaker 1: to play, that's trying to make a name for themselves
Speaker 1: in the league. Uh and then shown by that passion
Speaker 1: that they're having success because they're playing with a lot
Speaker 1: of passion out there. Yeah, I mean, I love to
Speaker 1: pick up Derrick Rose, r J. Barrett has been playing well.
Speaker 1: As we mentioned, Julius Randall, first time All Star. Just
Speaker 1: excited for that fan base to kind of get a
Speaker 1: taste of winning, and it's been a long time since
Speaker 1: they've been able to do that. And it will be
Speaker 1: amazing if if somehow, some way they get to play
Speaker 1: Brooklyn in the playoffs for you know, a low key
Speaker 1: battle of New York. We know who's gonna win that,
Speaker 1: but it will still be fun to watch. Who you
Speaker 1: got And this Fridays, this Friday's matchup, I'm gonna go
Speaker 1: with I'll never go against Luca, even though it's always
Speaker 1: one against five. Um Luca has done some amazing stuff
Speaker 1: in his career, and he's continued to be amazing. So
Speaker 1: you know, I'm going with the Luca. The Luca Mavericks.
Speaker 1: Luca in the Garden is gonna be fun. We'll have
Speaker 1: to see what happens next. Up a very interesting battle,
Speaker 1: um between the Bucks and the Blazers. Milwaukee has been
Speaker 1: on a low key run, uh thirteen and two over
Speaker 1: their last fifteen games. Janice is at twenty nine and
Speaker 1: twelve and seven and a half. Um kind of slowly
Speaker 1: staying in that uh that m v P race thoughts
Speaker 1: on what the Bucks have been doing of late? Man,
Speaker 1: Is it possible, Matt, that Janice has been watching this
Speaker 1: show and he's been hearing all the chatter. We don't
Speaker 1: want to see We don't want to see this regular season,
Speaker 1: you honest. We want to see playoffs, your honest. And
Speaker 1: I think he's I think he's hearing that, and I
Speaker 1: think he's starting to separate himself and get prepared for
Speaker 1: the playoffs. Um. They're playing well, man, and you Howiday
Speaker 1: is giving his team another star. Um, just like you
Speaker 1: said that, they're on a role right now winning all
Speaker 1: these games. I think it's it's gonna be good for
Speaker 1: them the way they're starting to play, and like said,
Speaker 1: they're gonna give us somebod a lot of trouble. You know,
Speaker 1: they got a good chance to come out to the East,
Speaker 1: you know, with the way they play. But I don't
Speaker 1: see it happening. But he is definitely getting himself ready
Speaker 1: to come in the playoffs and and and and play
Speaker 1: v m v P style of ball, you know, in
Speaker 1: the playoffs what we've been asking them to do. Uh,
Speaker 1: he's definitely on a mission. And definitely, whether it's our
Speaker 1: show or whoever else, he's hearing it from everywhere, so
Speaker 1: you know, he hears it. And and that's his next
Speaker 1: step in his development is being able to transition his
Speaker 1: regular season production into the playoffs. And he if he's
Speaker 1: able to do that, that makes them a you know,
Speaker 1: definitely a contender. But I think what it's also taking
Speaker 1: a little pressure off them is, you know, they're not
Speaker 1: at the top of the East anymore, so people aren't
Speaker 1: constantly talking and some teams don't do well when they're
Speaker 1: constantly It takes a lot to be at the top
Speaker 1: and being talked about all the time being able to
Speaker 1: handle that pressure. Not every team can do that. Not
Speaker 1: every player could do that, you know, So with them
Speaker 1: sliding under radar, similar to the Clippers in the West,
Speaker 1: kind of sliding under radar and kind of stacking their
Speaker 1: cards moving forward, They're definitely gonna be a tough out
Speaker 1: in the playoffs. And and similar to Portland's uh, you know,
Speaker 1: nine and four since the beginning of March, number one
Speaker 1: offensive the league since that time, being able to add
Speaker 1: someone like Norman Pals twenty points a game. Nurkics is
Speaker 1: coming back, and as we touched on earlier, you know,
Speaker 1: this is a team that's been troubled by injuries, so
Speaker 1: to get everybody healthy at the right time. Both these
Speaker 1: teams are gonna be tough outs in the playoffs. And
Speaker 1: don't be surprised if both these teams make a Conference
Speaker 1: tile run. Who you got in this one? I think
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with the Blazers, man. I think that
Speaker 1: you know, they got more to play for. You know,
Speaker 1: we havd everybody coming back, you know, um and add
Speaker 1: Norman Pile. They're trying to find their identity so they
Speaker 1: can be on the same page going into the postseason.
Speaker 1: So I think Portland's gonna gonna need more out of
Speaker 1: this game, and I think they're gonna put it off.
Speaker 1: Ye have fun game, like you said, Excited to see
Speaker 1: Portland's starting to get healthy at the right time, picking
Speaker 1: up that chemistry heading into the playoffs. Next up on
Speaker 1: the radar presented by Draft Kings. Uh, a nice match
Speaker 1: up Thursday night between the Nuggets and Clippers. Um, you
Speaker 1: know with the Lakers injuries uncertainty. Uh, we have the
Speaker 1: Clippers at a plus two funny to win the West
Speaker 1: and the Nuggets had a little longer shot of plus
Speaker 1: nine hundred. Jack, Are both these teams being undervalued? Uh?
Speaker 1: Considering the pickups they made, plus you also have Utah
Speaker 1: and Phoenix at the top. These either these teams have
Speaker 1: a chance to win the West. I think they do. Man,
Speaker 1: Like you said, with the pieces, With the pieces they made,
Speaker 1: they got the chance to exhale their ways their way
Speaker 1: to the top. Both teams got pieces that they need
Speaker 1: that's gonna come in and start right away, gonna come
Speaker 1: in to make a immediate impact and and they can
Speaker 1: make a push to win the West. So you know,
Speaker 1: with these teams having the stars they have, I think
Speaker 1: they're definitely undervalue. Yeah, Clippers won the first matchup of
Speaker 1: the season on Christmas Day. But this is gonna be big, obviously,
Speaker 1: and Aaron Gordon's signing is someone you're gonna look to
Speaker 1: on the defensive end versus Kawai and pg Um also
Speaker 1: gonna give you points. Uh. The Clippers adding Rondo, Uh,
Speaker 1: you know, for him to be able to come back
Speaker 1: to l A, but this time be with the Clippers. Um.
Speaker 1: I know that their fan bases. I did their team.
Speaker 1: It's excited to have them. So you know, look, it's
Speaker 1: gonna be exciting to see you know, both these pieces,
Speaker 1: new pieces with their new teams and what they can
Speaker 1: bring to these teams and help them moving forward. Next
Speaker 1: up one of our favorite segments, fan questions, Let's get
Speaker 1: to it. Nana Daily Jr. First impression of each other
Speaker 1: as players? Or did you first meet off the court? Man?
Speaker 1: I'd be forty three in a week. I don't remember
Speaker 1: when I met this morning man. Uh. But what I
Speaker 1: can't tell, what I can't tell you was my first
Speaker 1: I can't just say this. I do remember before I
Speaker 1: actually know him like I know him now. I knew
Speaker 1: he was a hard nosed player. I knew it was
Speaker 1: crazy as fuck and for some type of reason, when
Speaker 1: I got to go to State, I knew me and
Speaker 1: he was gonna be the first ones to smoke together.
Speaker 1: And I was right her, absolutely, I told I told this,
Speaker 1: I told this story before when you got traded to
Speaker 1: our team and I looked at your lips, I knew
Speaker 1: you smoked and cool we're going But similar, you know,
Speaker 1: obviously knowing Jack. You know, Jack came in the league
Speaker 1: and did this thing from since day one. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: so it was just excited for us to kind of
Speaker 1: be teammates because I knew we would get along. So
Speaker 1: that my first real impression of him is obviously, you know,
Speaker 1: becoming teammates and then becoming brothers after that. But you know,
Speaker 1: our our our bond was instant, like I said, because
Speaker 1: I knew you would smoked. I was a smoker, and
Speaker 1: we bonded on our plan. Simple. Isn't that beautiful? Beautiful thing?
Speaker 1: Next fan question, I Vokatino Elevin is dirt nw whiskey
Speaker 1: top three best Ruppan player that ever playing the NBA
Speaker 1: and is he hall of Fame? Um? Absolutely? First about
Speaker 1: hall of Famer um? To me, I think he is
Speaker 1: the number one European player of all time. To play
Speaker 1: in the NBA. Obviously, rest in peace, Draws and Petrovitch.
Speaker 1: We didn't get a chance to see his full career unfold,
Speaker 1: but he was a fucking monster too. But I think, yeah,
Speaker 1: Dirk to me, unless I'm missing anybody, you know, we
Speaker 1: got Sabonus a little later, um out of his prime,
Speaker 1: but to me, as far as full body of work
Speaker 1: and when he was able to accomplish winning a championship,
Speaker 1: winning m VP, the legacy he left behind, I definitely
Speaker 1: think Dirk is the best European player we've ever seen. Uh,
Speaker 1: he's a first thought hall of famer, but someone who
Speaker 1: could be knocking on that door. It plays in Dallas
Speaker 1: right now in Lucas, will be interesting to see how
Speaker 1: Luca's career plays out. Of course he's a Hall of famer.
Speaker 1: Of course he's the best European player thirty plus thirty
Speaker 1: thousand plus points scored, It's not even close. He's the best. Bro.
Speaker 1: We had a chance to battle with him, and we
Speaker 1: had all this stuff, But I have his jersey right
Speaker 1: there on my wall. Uh, definitely the best by far,
Speaker 1: and definitely a Hall of fame. At underscore tyring, who
Speaker 1: is the most underrated defender in the league. That's a
Speaker 1: good question. Oh man, I would have to say for me,
Speaker 1: and I'm just going off this season James Harden, James
Speaker 1: Harders is the underrated defendant. If you look at the
Speaker 1: games he's played and the way he's been playing this year,
Speaker 1: They've been having him on the Star Play a lot,
Speaker 1: and he ain't just been getting scored on from the
Speaker 1: post to the wing. I think his his defense this
Speaker 1: year has definitely been underrated. And and the knock on
Speaker 1: him not playing deepens and not compete And we can't
Speaker 1: say that the more because I've definitely been uh surprise
Speaker 1: that the way he's been competing on the deepens and
Speaker 1: n I just love the way he's played period on
Speaker 1: both ends. That's a great call. And I'm gonna stay
Speaker 1: with someone on his team because i think he's so
Speaker 1: great offensively sometimes that his defense gets overlooked. As Kevin Durant,
Speaker 1: Kevin Durant plays D and he makes an effort to
Speaker 1: play D. He guards people, he blocks shots, he rebounds,
Speaker 1: he he contests, dunks, um everything you don't necessarily see
Speaker 1: a Superstar score do um. So I mean, I think
Speaker 1: I think that's a great point James is definitely because
Speaker 1: too me, defense is just effort and James has been
Speaker 1: hearing and I think he wanted to come to Brooklyn
Speaker 1: with with the clean slate and he's definitely been giving
Speaker 1: it to that team on both ends. And you know,
Speaker 1: similar to k D. You know, hopefully he'll be back soon. Um,
Speaker 1: KD is someone who could definitely guard it and puts
Speaker 1: that effort in night out, night out to guard. Next question,
Speaker 1: glib underscore s underscore k are y'all bigger fans of
Speaker 1: teams that build super teams? Are they trying to build
Speaker 1: dynamic duo's last trios? It's a good question. Um, it
Speaker 1: just kind of is what it is. It It's what
Speaker 1: the game is now, so some people want to be
Speaker 1: complain about it. Um, you know, building the best team
Speaker 1: possible with players helping recruit players is where we're at
Speaker 1: in the NBA. Like I said, you hear a lot
Speaker 1: of people talking bad about what's going on in Brooklyn
Speaker 1: and what happened in Miami and what happened with Golden State.
Speaker 1: But that's just where we're at right now. UM. I'm
Speaker 1: just a fan of good basketball, you know, so you know,
Speaker 1: seeing those teams put themselves together being able to develop
Speaker 1: chemistry and go out there and smash the rest of
Speaker 1: the league. So, you know, Brooklyn has been able to
Speaker 1: gather a lot of talent. The Lakers have been able
Speaker 1: to do that. And it looks like these teams are
Speaker 1: gonna be on the crash course if both stay healthy
Speaker 1: to meet up in the final. So we're gonna see, uh,
Speaker 1: you know how a trio is gonna do versus duo? Yeah?
Speaker 1: What what they don't tell you that? It's a ward
Speaker 1: called the general manager or not general manager, but the
Speaker 1: Executive of the Year ward in the NBA, and it
Speaker 1: goes to general manager and presidents. This this is the
Speaker 1: this is the reason why these teams have these guys
Speaker 1: to put these teams together in order to win championships
Speaker 1: and to be super teams are to be dominant to
Speaker 1: duos and trios. So you gotta give credit to those
Speaker 1: guys that the general managers and the presidents of the team.
Speaker 1: This when they come into play, and you gotta give
Speaker 1: credit to them when things like this happened. You know,
Speaker 1: when you get a team like Golden State, that's a dynasty.
Speaker 1: When you get a team like like like the Heat
Speaker 1: with the Big Three they had. You gotta give credit
Speaker 1: to the g ms and the presidents and uh, you
Speaker 1: know that that's the guys that make these things happen. Yeah,
Speaker 1: Like I said, it's just the kind of game we're
Speaker 1: in now. So hated to love it, Sit back and
Speaker 1: enjoy it. Last one at bleven five seven. What do
Speaker 1: you think is the most underrated interview? You guys have
Speaker 1: done one that you thought was special but didn't get
Speaker 1: as much hype or attention some of the others. Good questions.
Speaker 1: That's easy for me. Uh, the Shaun King episode. Uh
Speaker 1: that that that that episode was shadow band that was blocked.
Speaker 1: H it really was. What wasn't um seen as much
Speaker 1: as it should you know, Um, a lot of people
Speaker 1: on the outside didn't like with what was said and
Speaker 1: I don't I don't think as much as our episodes
Speaker 1: will be all over the place. This for some reason,
Speaker 1: you know, this episode didn't get as much as much
Speaker 1: press on the outside world. So, UM, that episode was
Speaker 1: definitely educational for me. And um we tried to help
Speaker 1: somebody that was on death road, that was facing uh death,
Speaker 1: and um, a lot of good things came from the episode. Man,
Speaker 1: But Shaun King is somebody that that I know who's
Speaker 1: fighting for equality for everyone, for all races, and somebody
Speaker 1: I stand with. Man, there's not many people that I
Speaker 1: know genuinely in their heart, Bro Matt, that they that
Speaker 1: they standing up for everybody at all racist without any
Speaker 1: ill will in their heart. And Shaun King is that guy. No,
Speaker 1: definitely shout out Shaun King. Great dude, And you know
Speaker 1: you're doing great work when so many people are trying
Speaker 1: to destroy you. You know, you know I talked to
Speaker 1: Sean every once so while I know you talked to
Speaker 1: Sean still and it's just the work he's putting in
Speaker 1: it obviously goes seen in Unseen. This is his man
Speaker 1: who has dedicated his life UM to help others. And
Speaker 1: I was definitely disappointed, um when YouTube red flag that episode,
Speaker 1: because I thought there was so much great information and
Speaker 1: jewels dropped in that episode, UM about him his journey
Speaker 1: and his thought process on trying to help others. UM.
Speaker 1: Outside of that episode, I would say, Jim Gray, Jim
Speaker 1: Gray Rising episode to me Dope episode. I learned a
Speaker 1: lot from him and really kind of understanding his journey
Speaker 1: UM in this space, UM and all the great things
Speaker 1: he's accomplished, and and and interviews he's done and kind of,
Speaker 1: you know, paving the way for for people like us.
Speaker 1: So those are definitely the top two. Those the Shaun
Speaker 1: King and Jim Gray came to mind this morning when
Speaker 1: I was reading this question, So definitely too dope interviews.
Speaker 1: You haven't got a chance to go see Sean King
Speaker 1: check it out if you can. Don't even know if
Speaker 1: it's still up anymore. That if he can't check that out,
Speaker 1: we might need to get sewn back on the show
Speaker 1: at some point. And if you want to laugh, please
Speaker 1: watch the Charlotte Brothers episode anytime. I just want to laugh, bro,
Speaker 1: I just go watch that episode. Now. That is just
Speaker 1: two of the funniest people on earth. Myar's crazy. Our
Speaker 1: next episode dropping April feet uh something. We're both very
Speaker 1: excited about our brother Chris Webber, someone who doesn't speak much,
Speaker 1: but when he speaks, you learn from him. So I
Speaker 1: hope you guys enjoyed this teaser. Growing up, we like
Speaker 1: we watched y'all, what do we watched the Babe because
Speaker 1: we felt like we were y'all like, these are five
Speaker 1: guys from the bottom. That's the best comment and and
Speaker 1: and they're supporting each other. And another thing, we talk
Speaker 1: about Big three, you can never duplicate the Fab five.
Speaker 1: We're talking about Big three right now, they're talking about
Speaker 1: Big three teams. Why ain't nobody talking about the Bad
Speaker 1: five because you can't duplicate that. It would y'all was
Speaker 1: meant to be the cornerstone and the culture at that time. Bro,
Speaker 1: you know what I mean. We appreciate it because it
Speaker 1: did a lot for us. I appreciate the fact you
Speaker 1: said that you saw yourself on us. I promise you
Speaker 1: that's why I used to be like at the game,
Speaker 1: I used had tears in my eyes. Our mom was
Speaker 1: watching the game. Or you know, even commentating like some
Speaker 1: of the reason and some of the ways I commentates
Speaker 1: on purpose because I know what they said about we
Speaker 1: cut our hair. We cut our hair. Dog. It's like
Speaker 1: my father always, you know, my father, my father. People
Speaker 1: think Joanna, my father's Juan there. My father looked like
Speaker 1: Mohammed and A leed him Will Smith like all that
Speaker 1: he had the same army haircut. And and we're like,
Speaker 1: we're gonna make you cut your hair, pretty boy. You
Speaker 1: know we go to the final four, you gotta cut
Speaker 1: his hair ball all of us cut out hair, and
Speaker 1: I remember the game. You know, my mother she just said,
Speaker 1: you know, it was messed up. You know, they said
Speaker 1: y'all looked like dougs. She wanted me to hear that.
Speaker 1: And he's like, oh, you you want to see you
Speaker 1: want to see what this is on the court. Well,
Speaker 1: let's really show, I asked today. So we were built
Speaker 1: for them. We had a lot of people, so many
Speaker 1: people toward us, man to give us that energy because
Speaker 1: it was a lot to carry. Maybe maybe not, you
Speaker 1: really don't remember, but I remember the love that specially
Speaker 1: for your age though, Yeah, to have on your shoulders.
Speaker 1: I got the pictures my whole team six state championship,
Speaker 1: whole team ballhead because y'all did it big that Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 1: So obviously there's been talks. And since I feel like
Speaker 1: you're my big brother, I'm gonna go ahead and ask you.
Speaker 1: There at thirty dot came out you weren't involved in it?
Speaker 1: Where did the Fab five situation gone wrong? And is
Speaker 1: it right it today? In I don't think the Fab
Speaker 1: five situation ever went wrong? Okay, you know, like I said,
Speaker 1: I mean I talked right, so I don't outside looking
Speaker 1: in got it. Yeah, I talked to catch too much.
Speaker 1: You know, if if they if this was live, they'd
Speaker 1: be trying to text nine funk up the interview. But
Speaker 1: I would say that I would say that the deterioration
Speaker 1: of me and j royse relationship could probably have an
Speaker 1: effect on everybody. Stay tuned May eighth for the Iverson Classic. Uh,
Speaker 1: myself and Jack will be coaching. Jack is the head,
Speaker 1: I'm his assistant, and we'll be going against Rashid In
Speaker 1: Bonds He's team. So first stop Rashid and Bonds's team
Speaker 1: Alan Iverson Classic. Third year. Uh. Couple names to mentor
Speaker 1: here check home. Grin undeclared the number one ranked player
Speaker 1: in the country. Uh. They're saying this kid has top
Speaker 1: five potential. I've got a chance to see him play.
Speaker 1: Very skilled, very versatile, can handle the ball, can shoot
Speaker 1: the ball at I think it's like seven one or something.
Speaker 1: Long kid. Uh, fun to watch. And then Michael Foster
Speaker 1: Undeclared out of Wisconsin. They say he's in the mold
Speaker 1: a big Dog Lynn Robinson and we haven't heard that
Speaker 1: name for a while, but big Dog was a killer.
Speaker 1: So super excited to be a part of this classic.
Speaker 1: Jack you've been with it since the inauguration. Uh, show
Speaker 1: them our team who who who we got who we're
Speaker 1: rolling with and this is gonna be excited. Man. I'm
Speaker 1: glad the game is back. Um. You know, we got
Speaker 1: some top kids too. You know J. D. Davidson, he
Speaker 1: got me and you both seen him play. He's going
Speaker 1: to Alabama. You've both seen him play in Memphis, you know,
Speaker 1: at the Battle and the Bluff. And Uh also a J.
Speaker 1: Griffin going the Duke from New York father's age, Adrian
Speaker 1: Griffin from NBA player. You know, some some some real
Speaker 1: talented kids that got good shots at going to the
Speaker 1: league and also going to good D one programs. But
Speaker 1: the biggest thing of all, Man, we're making history, Matt.
Speaker 1: We are making history. The first female ever to play
Speaker 1: in the Male All American Game. My little sister, Raven Johnson,
Speaker 1: she coming to workman. Um. She she's definitely one of
Speaker 1: the top basketball players in the country, male or female.
Speaker 1: So it's only right we give an opportunity, uh to
Speaker 1: to to to play with these guys and to give
Speaker 1: her flowers. Man. So I'm glad she's making history and
Speaker 1: she definitely deserved it. Yeah, definitely excited to see that
Speaker 1: in in aspire all other young women to to to
Speaker 1: shoot for the stars. You know, a woman playing in
Speaker 1: the men's All American Game. I think it's about time
Speaker 1: and to do what I'm excited some of we didn't mention,
Speaker 1: but who is nice My little bro Peyton Watson, who
Speaker 1: committed to u c L A kid out at Long
Speaker 1: Beach out here. This kid can go and I've seen
Speaker 1: him put work in on chet at a little snoops,
Speaker 1: a little three on three tournaments. I'm excited for him
Speaker 1: as well. So definitely star studded fun. Make sure you
Speaker 1: guys stay tuned May eight for the third annual Iverson Classic,
Speaker 1: which happens to be the only All American game being
Speaker 1: played this year, so you don't want to miss it.
Speaker 1: Don't miss him. Man, shout out job Monzelle, shout out Bobby,
Speaker 1: shout out Brian Danny from making this happen. Man, let's
Speaker 1: get it winding down the show here with quick hitters.
Speaker 1: First up, Jack Bosovich to Chicago and ten guy. I
Speaker 1: like the move to add help the levine. Do they
Speaker 1: keep LORI marketing? What are your thoughts on this move
Speaker 1: in the future of Chicago A great move. Adding this
Speaker 1: guy is definitely a side of piece. Uh. To keep
Speaker 1: Zack happy, to keep Zack want to stay there and
Speaker 1: continue to grow his career there, you had to bring
Speaker 1: somebody in that can grow with him. And Bohich is
Speaker 1: a great piece of kid that that that that that
Speaker 1: can play the game, can shoot the ball, plays with
Speaker 1: a lot of passion. I love this move. He's an
Speaker 1: all star. UM. I definitely think Chicago is gonna have
Speaker 1: to pick someone up this summer, uh to really kind
Speaker 1: of contend in the East. But this is definitely a
Speaker 1: good start. Next up our brother sweet Lemon Pepper Lou. Uh.
Speaker 1: We touched on it earlier in The show Man, you know,
Speaker 1: contemplating retirement. You know this this game is so mental. Uh,
Speaker 1: people to understand how mental this game is. And obviously
Speaker 1: it war on him, um being traded from somewhere he
Speaker 1: loved to be in l a Uh. Fortunately got to
Speaker 1: go back home though. Uh thoughts on this trade obviously
Speaker 1: and and lose mental approach moving forward. I'm biased, you know,
Speaker 1: having my little bro home, I get to hang out
Speaker 1: with him, get dinner with him, you know. But on
Speaker 1: the flip side of it, you know, he wants to
Speaker 1: continue to be impositions to win championships, you know, especially
Speaker 1: where it is and it's career. But one thing about it,
Speaker 1: he loves to play the game, you know. And as
Speaker 1: the arena start to fill up, we'll start to see
Speaker 1: that old Lou because Lou liked to perform and he
Speaker 1: liked to put on the show and with other players
Speaker 1: to put on the show. Then hometown Atlanta, so uh,
Speaker 1: he'll love playing here and hopefully I'll get his love back. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, I've been a fan of Little you know.
Speaker 1: I played with Lou his rookie year um over in Philly,
Speaker 1: UM and just got to see him grow over the
Speaker 1: years until one of the greatest six men we've ever
Speaker 1: seen in this game. Man, so definitely excited he decided
Speaker 1: to keep pushing forward. I'm sure his energy and spirits
Speaker 1: will get get on the right path and he'll definitely
Speaker 1: be able to contribute to the Hawks. Last, but not least,
Speaker 1: Mitchell Robinson uh goes down with an unfortunate foot fracture,
Speaker 1: most likely gone for the season. What did this do
Speaker 1: to the Knicks playoff hopes? Well, you know they needed
Speaker 1: everything they you know, they could use right now, you know,
Speaker 1: with with the way they're playing, that they're starting to
Speaker 1: get a good feel about the team. And having one
Speaker 1: of this the best players go down. Uh, it's putting.
Speaker 1: It's putting them, putting them back a step again. But
Speaker 1: you you always know how it goes. Mat somebody else
Speaker 1: get an opportunity to step up over somebody can fill
Speaker 1: his role. Round us playing well, ROUNDA has to continue
Speaker 1: to lead and open somebody else steps up. Yeah. I mean,
Speaker 1: obviously a big loss. His kids, very underrated on both ends.
Speaker 1: He just does his job, so you know, obviously hope
Speaker 1: he gets better soon. Um that, like you said, next
Speaker 1: man up mentality is what this NBA is built on.
Speaker 1: So you know, best to luck to this team moving forward.
Speaker 1: Um And like I said, I'm just excited to see
Speaker 1: where they're at right now at this point of the season,
Speaker 1: and I hope they can continue to keep this moving
Speaker 1: and on into the playoffs. Well that's a wrap for
Speaker 1: this week's edition of What's Burning. You can catch us
Speaker 1: every Monday on Showtime Basketball YouTube and on Twitter at
Speaker 1: show Basketball Peace. See y'all next week.